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1 December 2011Comment: Information and early diagnosis will be key to tackling HIV 4 Deborah Jack from the National AIDS Trust highlights the need to improve HIV education and resources, especially for people living outside the capital, this World AIDS Day. -
1 December 2011Comment: David Cameron urges reflection, action and hope on World AIDS Day 24 This World AIDS Day, the Prime Minister has spoken of the government's commitment to the "urgent task" of tackling HIV abroad, through international organisations, and in the UK, through the NHS and partnerships with specialist charities. -
1 December 2011Comment: HIV awareness should be as real as it was in 1980s, Ed Miliband says 8 Labour Party leader Ed Miliband promises to continue promoting support in Parliament for people living with HIV and for the right policies to tackle rising infection rates. -
1 December 2011Rugby stars don red boxers in order to ‘Stand Up, Stand Out’ 33 Rugby stars and celebrities have lent their support to a campaign which urges the public to help support people living with HIV by wearing red this December. -
1 December 2011Daniel Radcliffe set to portray gay poet Allen Ginsberg in new film 16 Daniel Radcliffe has reportedly been cast to portray Allen Ginsberg in a new play about the poet's life. -
1 December 2011Comment: The inequality we aren’t so keen to talk about 123 On World AIDS Day, Will Harris of the Terrence Higgins Trust writes that the HIV epidemic has been set against a moral backdrop like no other medical condition, "a victim of its own capitals". -
1 December 2011Comment: The challenge for black and minority ethnic communities on World AIDS Day 3 Bryan Teixeira, Chief Executive of Naz Project London talks about the challenges facing minority ethnic communities in the capital, the need for infrastructure funding and community-based campaigns. -
1 December 2011Video: One in three young people “would fear telling parents about HIV” 43 A survey by the British Red Cross has found one in three young people in Britain would be scared to tell their parents if they were HIV positive. -
1 December 2011Comment: The government is failing on HIV 48 On World AIDS Day, Peter Tatchell says clinics are under continuing pressure to provide cheaper HIV medication, education on prevention is inadequate, and public funding cuts could undermine services. -
1 December 2011Study finds 30% of UK adults “need more information about HIV” 19 Almost a third of UK adults have said they need more information about HIV, according to a new survey. -
1 December 2011Comment: Maintaining ignorance will not maintain innocence 25 Writing on World AIDS Day, Janine Clements, Director of Jewish Action Trust says the belief that everyone is safe if they lead a religiously observant life is "at the least, naive, and at worst dangerous and irresponsible". -
2 December 2011Church of Scotland will follow “will of God” to oppose gay marriage 137 The Church of Scotland has made its official response to the Scottish government's consultation, standing in opposition to equal marriage rights for gay couples, saying it has "a responsibility to shape public opinion in accordance with what it understands to be the will of God." -
2 December 2011MPs move to strike down religious civil partnership rules 100 A small group of MPs is echoing calls made in the House of Lords that new regulations for civil partnerships may force places of worship to marry gay couples alongside straight ones. -
2 December 2011Hugh Jackman’s wife dismisses “tragic” gay rumours 61 Hugh Jackman's wife of 15 years has denied the latest rumour her husband is gay. -
2 December 2011Video: US student, 16, confronts Bachmann on marriage rights 69 Michele Bachmann tells the 16-year-old student gays have the same rights to marry as straight people: "They can get married: they can marry a man if they're a woman." -
2 December 2011Russian deputy Prime Minister: A national “gay propaganda” law should be considered 30 The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak has said he is in favour of St Petersburg's pending "gay propaganda" law, and wants it considered at a national level. -
2 December 2011140,000 Australians sign equal marriage petition amid “unstoppable momentum” 22 The petition was presented to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's annual party conference, which she opened saying she hoped for a "fair dinkum" event, adding: "We came here for debate". -
2 December 2011European Parliament urges Croatia to protect gay citizens before joining EU 28 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution which reminds Croatia of its obligation to protect gay citizens from homophobia and homophobic violence before it joins the EU in 2013. -
2 December 2011Russian minister’s call for national version of St Petersburg’s anti-gay law was “only about paedophilia” 11 Dmitry Kozak's press secretary says his comments only applied to the section on paedophilia, not LGBT issues. -
2 December 2011Church of England lawyers dismiss fears over new civil partnership rules 73 The Church says the fact that civil partnerships and marriages are separate legal concepts means it is "clear" the Equality Act 2010 could not be invoked to force them to perform both: "A gentlemen's outfitter is not required to supply women's clothes."
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MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review3
MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships6
Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review4
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’36
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs17
Church of Scotland votes to allow ordaining ministers in same-sex relationships6
Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron2
Lib Dem MPs encouraged to vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill+
Video: President Obama tells all-male college ‘Be the best husband to your boyfriend’4
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault121- Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 36
- Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'4
Downing Street will decide tactics for equal marriage bill after vote on straight civil partnership amendment42- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs17
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- UK: The simple state of play on the same-sex marriage bill and civil partnerships amendments7
Labour table civil partnership Manuscript Amendment in order to 'rescue' same-sex marriage bill17- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
Nick Clegg: 'I will make sure the same-sex marriage bill doesn't get hijacked by those with ulterior motives'21
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion134
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault121
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'90
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'72
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59-
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
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Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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